The District Forestry Officer in Mulanje has reported that close to 500 hectares at Chambe Basin on Mulanje Mountain Biosphere Reserve (MMBR) have been affected by invasive species.

Tourism minister Michael Usi and musician Lawi who is also Mulanje Mountain Ambassador on Friday led over 70 hikers to Mulanje mountain and the team reached Sapitwa, the Mountain’s highest peak on Saturday on a tour dubbed “amplifying the voice of the Mountain.

Timber sawyers under the name Nanchidwa Forest Association have forced Raiply Malawi Limited out of Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve in protest of delays by government to issue them with the 2019 harvesting licenses.